48 Forest Road, Sunderland, SR4 0DX
About 48 Forest Road
48 Forest Road is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Sunderland (SR4 0DX). It has a recorded floor area of 83 m² (around 893 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 2012 onwards. The property has solar panels on record, all of which lower running costs and tend to lift resale appeal. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history. The latest certificate (November 2021) shows a C (score 79), near the top of the C band. Earlier certificates rated it B (July 2016); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, roof efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good and window efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 90).
At 83 m² it's 16.9% larger than the typical home in the postcode (71 m² median across 19 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 2016–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £177,000 is 10.6% above the 2022 sale price. Last sale on file: £160,000 in June 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- Private gardenrear
- Parkingoff_street
Building
- Solar panelsYes
- Previously extendedYes
Energy performance
48 Forest Road sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Planning history
48 Forest Road has no planning applications on record.
The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.
Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£177,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.7% per year over 6 years.
£160,000
Growth on file: 5.7% per year over 6 years.
Sales timeline
16 June 2022Most recent
£160,000
+40.4%over 6 years4 May 2016
£113,995
Median price across the last 5 sales in SR4 0DX: £140,000 (2025–2024).
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Versus other Forest Road homes
On epc rating, 48 Forest Road runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,928
Street avg £1,835
Floor Area
83 m²
Street avg 83 m²
CO₂ Emissions
2.0 t/year
Street avg 1.7 t/year
Years Held
4 years
Street avg 6 years
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Reported crime in the wider district is trending notably upward year-on-year.
Crime
3/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Fordfield Road-Havelock School — bus stop.
Closest school
0.1 km
Highfield Academy. 33 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
52.4dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.6dB